Can in Malayalam
Can, in the sense of being able, is കഴിയും (kazhiyum). Malayalam builds the thought differently from English: instead of I can, the sentence says it is possible for me, with the person in the dative. The definition records exactly that pattern.
Most common translation
Can, to be able to; Malayalam says enikku kazhiyum, it is possible for me.
എനിക്ക് നീന്താൻ കഴിയും.
enikku neenthaan kazhiyum.
I can swim.
All Malayalam words for “can”
- കഴിയും (kazhiyum) — Can, to be able to; Malayalam says enikku kazhiyum, it is possible for me.
- അക്ഷിഗോചര (akshigochara) — That can be seen, visible.
- അടയാളവാക്യം (adayalavakayam) — Cod-word, a secret word which can be understood only by the speaker and the listener.
- അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ (adhdyaksha) — Visible, that can be perceived by the senses.
- ഉപയോഗങ്ങൾ (upayogangal) — Uses; the ways in which something can be used, its applications or benefits.
- ഓപ്ഷൻ (opshan) — Option; a choice open to you, one of the alternatives available, a setting you can pick on a device.
- കഴിവുകൾ (kazhivukal) — Skills; abilities learnt by practice, the things a person can do well.
- ക്രോശം (krosham) — Distance at which a man's call can be heard, audible distance, an old measure of distance.
- തത്ത (thatha) — Parrot. A green bird with a curved beak that can mimic speech.
- പുലിവാല് (pulival) — Tiger's tail; (idm.) a difficulty which one can neither avoid nor face (like holding a tiger by its tail around a tree).
- പ്രത്യക്ഷത്തിൽ (prathyakshathil) — Apparently; as far as one can see, seemingly; everyday Malayalam has no single word for it and says ennu thonnunnu or kettittu instead.
- ഭൂപരിധി (bhooparithi) — Boundary or limit of the earth, ceiling on land, limit of the area of land that a person can possess.
- മൊബൈൽ (mobail) — Mobile, a mobile phone; also used for anything that can be moved from place to place.
- ലിങ്ക് (linku) — Link, an internet address you can click; also a connection or a link of a chain, kanni.
- വസ്തുതകൾ (vasthuthakal) — Facts; things that are true and can be checked, real details.
- വ്യക്തമായും (vyakthamaayum) — Obviously; clearly, plainly, as anyone can easily see.
കഴിയും (kazhiyum) is the ability word; the rest are linked only by the word can inside their definitions, such as ഓപ്ഷൻ (opshan), an option, and ഉപയോഗങ്ങൾ (upayogangal), uses.
Common questions
How do you say can in Malayalam?
കഴിയും (kazhiyum), in a construction meaning it is possible for someone.
Does it also mean a tin can?
No, the entry covers only the sense of being able.